Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 464 | 456 | 359 | 314 | 379 | 439 | 531 | 666 | 3040 | 3252 | 3843 | 6202 | 6297 | 5011 | 5996 | 5372 | 4918 | 4783 | 4221 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.74m | 6:55AM1.64m | 7:18PM1.71m | 7:42AM1.65m | 8:05PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM0.34m | 1:12PM0.33m | 1:40AM0.34m | 2:01PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 464 | 456 | 355 | 308 | 379 | 439 | 531 | 666 | 1614 | 47 | 47 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 18 | SE 11 | ENE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 348 | 235 | 359 | 314 | 268 | 195 | 128 | 222 | 63 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 16 | SSW 13 | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 11 | NNE 5 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 55 | 72 | 125 | 190 | 238 | 230 | 99 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 3 | N 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 3040 | 3252 | 3843 | 6202 | 6297 | 5011 | 5996 | 5372 | 4918 | 4783 | 4221 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 36 | 13 | 36 | 330 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 |
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